Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
India, Southeast Asia
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Types
-
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
3010
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water more in summer
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Scale, Spider mites
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
-
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Astringent, Cough, Kidney problems, Kidney Stones, Scabies, Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Tabernaemontana Divaricata
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Crepe Jasmine
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Tabernaemontana
पानी लिली
In German
Tabernaemontana
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Tabernaemontana
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Tabernaemontana
lirio de agua
In Greek
Tabernaemontana
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Tabernaemontana
waterlily
In Polish
Tabernaemontana
Lilia wodna
In Latin
Tabernaemontana
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Gentianales
Nymphaeales
Family
Apocynaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rauvolfioideae
-
Number of Species
1183
1
27800
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